Formlabs, the world’s largest supplier of professional SLA and SLS 3D printing systems, announced on August 12, 2026, that Dan Riccio, 62, Apple’s former Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, has joined the company as a strategic advisor and personal investor.
Riccio, who spent more than two decades at Apple, will advise Formlabs’ leadership on product development, design rigor, and operational scaling as the company expands in industrial and professional 3D printing.
“Dan spent a career building some of the most beloved hardware products in the world, at an enormous scale, and he did it by obsessing over details most executives don’t care about,” said Maxim Lobovsky, Formlabs co-founder and CEO, in a statement. “As we scale Formlabs into the next generation of manufacturing hardware, learning from Dan is going to make our team stronger and our products better. We’re thrilled to have him as an advisor and as an investor in what we’re building.”
The announcement coincides with significant board changes. Lobovsky has assumed the role of Chairman of the Board, succeeding co-founder Natan Linder. Linder is stepping down from the board after 15 years of service and will remain a strategic advisor to the company.
In addition, Chief Product Officer Dávid Lakatos has been named President and appointed to the Board of Directors.
Sitting board member Rob Willett, former CEO of Cognex Corporation, is also increasing his stake in Formlabs alongside Riccio’s personal investment.
“I said when I joined the board that Formlabs was uniquely positioned to lead the next era of digital manufacturing,” Willett said in a statement. “Everything I’ve seen since has convinced me to lean in further.”
Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, with global offices, Formlabs is the largest professional 3D printing company founded since the 1980s, with annual revenues exceeding $250 million. The SoftBank-backed firm positions these leadership and advisory moves as preparation for a new phase of growth and technology leadership in additive manufacturing.
MacDailyNews Note: Riccio, who oversaw Apple’s push into mixed-reality headsets and previously served as its hardware engineering chief, retired from Apple in November 2024 after a 26-years with the company.
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